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2019 is an exciting year to start!  Firstly, we would like to announce the release of Teachers' Choice series of 2019-2020, long-waited by music teachers and students.  Our Practice in Music Theory Grades 1-5 series sees new topics and exercises being included to prepare students suitably for music examinations based on the 2018 ABRSM requirements. More advanced students would appreciate model answers attached to Practice in Music Theory Grades 6-8. Likewise, many would have found Musical Forms and Terms  a most handy study guide and Understanding Orchestration, The Orchestra and its Instruments, a modern treatise wonderfully presented for the serious musician. Quick Study for Diploma Piano Exams has been revised into its 2nd edition.  Beyond serving the needs of those preparing for ABRSM examinations, our publications continue to instil meaning and value in music education.  We listen and very much welcome and value your comments and suggestions.  

Updates!
Teachers' Choice 2019 & 2020, Grades 1 to 8 
Teachers' Choice 2019 & 2020 has now been released.  We are proud that these graded anthologies of examination and repertory pieces have served teachers and students so very well over the years.  
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The latest series of Teachers' Choice, Selected Repertory and Studies 2019 & 2020 consists of a variety of choice pieces based on the ABRSM piano examination syllabi.   The collection of pieces and studies with fingering, pedal marks and and other stylistic details annotated and edited by Josephine Koh serve to expand the piano students' repertoire, beyond taking the graded ABRSM Piano Examinations. As with all our previous editions, teachers and students will benefit in a great way from the pleasant layout and commentary of each piece

The examination pieces of Grades 1 to 8 in this series are valid for use up till the spring season of 2021 in the UK. For other regions, the pieces are valid for examinations till the end of 2021.
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Teachers' Choice 2019 & 2020, Grades 1 to 8

Practice in Music Theory 
(New Editions with Model Answers)

The latest editions of ​Practice in Music Theory Grade 4 to 8 (4th Edition) are now published with detachable MODEL ANSWERS. You may purchase these publications from our online Wells Music Shop or your nearest music store.
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    Understanding Orchestration, 
   The Orchestra and It Instruments
     A Comprehensive Text 
     Part I:
  • Every orchestral instrument is described and discussed in detail - its mechanism, range, tone, timbre, techniques and limitations.
  • Informative illustrations, photographs, graphics and musical scores are presented.
  • Period instruments, the predecessors of the modern makes, are discussed in the context of their usage and existence.  
  • The combined effects of each ensemble - the string quartet, the woodwind choir, the brass choir and percussion ensemble are presented as unique entities.
What is Orchestration?
Part II: 
Beyond instruments, from the mature Baroque to the twentieth century, representative works of the greatest orchestrators are presented, with annotations that analyze and discuss their prominent features.  The mystery soon unravels, as the author guides the readers through these timeless works.  Instrumental sounds are combined, with melody, harmony, timbre and the composers musical responses to narratives, literary works, pictures, scenes, moods, personal experiences, emotions and a whole range of artistic intentions.

A 21st Century Treatise
In an age of which information can easily be obtained from the internet, this volume is a treatise for the time. The science and art of music are presented within the progressive chapters which trace the journey of the intriguing musical minds.   With quotes of Berlioz, Rimsky Korsakov and several modern writers, this publication is an agglomeration of musical ideas, complete with foreign terms, abbreviations, signs, symbols and glossary of performance directions.  

For Who?
  • Music Students preparing for advanced graded theory examinations (Grades 6,7 and 8)
  • Those preparing for diploma theory exams, including AMusTCL, LMusTCL, FMusTCL
  • Music as an subject for ‘O’ levels, ‘A’ levels, IB or university examinations.
  • Music Teachers who teach advanced level music theory, composition and arrangement. 
  • Instrumentalists, developing composers and conductors who need relevant insights into score-reading and orchestral techniques. 

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